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someone may have pointed this out already, but possible goof...


In the scene with the knights who say ni. The lead knight says the word that is a weakness to them at least once. During the sequence when they're in agony they make it clear that they can't say the word in addition to hearing it. The word is "it".


They say it once when in the line "it is a good shrubbery" and then earlier King Arthur says the word "it" without the knights freaking out.


Inconsistency? Anyone else notice this? Not that it matters in a movie like this.

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Actually you'll find this as an incorrect "goof" yet appropriate for the absurd tone of the film.

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I think you'll find that prior to Arthus saying 'it can't be done', they never use the word 'it'.

'Tis a good shrubbery, I like the laurels particularly. But there is one small problem'.

'And what's that?'

etc

an almost George Lucasian (!) fit of ass hattery

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